NEW YORK, N.Y. – After dropping their first game of the season on Friday night, UMass Boston Women's Basketball returned for the Consolation Game of the Hunter College Invitational, getting big performances once again from graduate forward Meg Dixon and junior transfer forward Alexah Potter en route to a 36-point victory over Lesley University, 80-44, on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 80, Lesley University 44
UMass Boston (3-1)
Lesley University (1-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the opening three minutes of the game, Potter and Dixon single-handedly led the Beacons to 12 straight points with six apiece to jump out to a 12-0 lead before the Lynx would record their first basket on a free throw from freshman guard Paige Stowers. The smallest deficit for Lesley University in the game would be nine points with 54 seconds left in the first quarter.
Freshman guard Sibayla Jensen would give UMass Boston their first 20-point lead with 7:05 remaining in the second quarter after senior guard Paige Ollivierre forced a Lynx turnover as the Beacons led 30-10 and continued to roll into the halftime break with a 24-point advantage, 43-19.
Starting the second half, Potter and Dixon would go to work again much like they did in the first quarter to rattle off the first six points of the half for UMass Boston before giving way to a stretch in which Ollivierre would net eight of the next 10 Beacon points in the quarter. The Lynx would go on an 8-0 run to close out the third quarter, but UMass Boston maintained full control heading into the fourth, 62-33.
In the closing minutes of the game, junior guard Emily Garufi would appear for seven minutes, going 2-for-3 from the floor with a three-pointer and two free throws to finish with seven points. Garufi would score the final five points for the Beacons who rolled to their third double-digit win of the season, 80-44.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Meg Dixon led the way for UMass Boston for the second straight game, scoring 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting while adding five rebounds and four steals
- Alexah Potter made her first start of the season and played 24 minutes in which she scored 18 points on 9-of-14 shooting to go along with her eight rebounds and six blocks
- UMass Boston held a 29-9 advantage in points off turnovers and 19-5 edge in second chance points
- The Beacons have now won all three of their games this year by double-digit point margins, (45 points vs. Mount Holyoke, 18 points vs Colby-Sawyer, 36 points vs. Lesley)
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston will travel back to Massachusetts and prepare for a Tuesday night matchup on the road against Fitchburg State University with tip-off scheduled for 5:00 PM. The Beacons are 17-11 all-time against the Falcons, having won the previous three matchups in the series with the last one coming at home, 81-67, back in 2018.
